Failing agreement, the liquidator first reduces the legacies not having preference under the will nor involving certain and determinate property, in proportion to their value. He is also bound to make reparation where the injury is caused by his state of health or that of one of his subordinates or by the condition or working of the vehicle.The carrier is liable for any loss of the luggage or other effects placed in his care by a passenger, unless he proves superior force, an inherent defect in the property or the fault of the passenger.However, the carrier is not liable for any loss of documents, money or other property of great value, unless he agreed to carry the property after its nature or value was declared to him; moreover, the carrier is not liable for any loss of hand luggage or other effects which remain in the care of the passenger, unless the passenger proves the fault of the carrier.In the case of successive or combined carriage of persons, the carrier who effects the carriage in the course of which the injury occurs is liable therefor, unless one of the carriers has, by express stipulation, assumed liability for the entire journey.Carriage of property extends from the time the carrier receives the property into his charge for carriage until its delivery.A bill of lading is a writing which evidences a contract for the carriage of property.A bill of lading states, in particular, the names of the shipper, receiver and carrier and, where applicable, of the person who is to pay the freight and carriage charges. That right may only be exercised within one year from the acquisition of the share.Where a partner transfers his share in the partnership to a partner or to the partnership or where the partnership redeems it, the value of the share, if the parties fail to agree on it, is determined by an expert designated by the parties or, failing that, by the court.The share of a partner in the assets or profits of the partnership may be charged with a hypothec. Depending on the nature of the work to be carried out or the service to be supplied, they are also bound to act in accordance with usage and good practice and, where applicable, to ensure that the work carried out or service supplied is in conformity with the contract.Where they are bound to an obligation of result, they may not be relieved from their liability except by proving superior force.General provisions applicable to both services and worksUnless a contract has been entered into in view of his personal qualities or unless the very nature of the contract prevents it, the contractor or the provider of services may obtain the assistance of a third person to perform the contract, but its performance remains under his supervision and responsibility.Before the contract is entered into, the contractor or the provider of services is bound to provide the client, as far as circumstances permit, with any useful information concerning the nature of the task which he undertakes to perform and the property and time required for that task.The contractor or the provider of services supplies the property necessary for the performance of the contract, unless the parties have stipulated that only his work is required.He shall supply only property of good quality; he is bound by the same warranties with respect to the property as a seller.A contract is a contract of sale, and not a contract of enterprise or for services, where the work or service is merely an accessory in relation to the value of the property supplied.Where the property is supplied by the client, the contractor or the provider of services is bound to use it with care and to account for its use; where the property is manifestly unfit for its intended use or where it has an apparent or latent defect of which the contractor or the provider of services should be aware, he is bound to inform the client immediately, failing which he is liable for any injury which may result from the use of the property.If the property necessary for the performance of the contract perishes by superior force, the party that supplied it bears the loss.The price of the work or services is fixed by the contract, by usage or by law or on the basis of the value of the work carried out or the services rendered.Where the price of the work or services is estimated at the time the contract is entered into, the contractor or the provider of the services shall justify any increase of the price.The client is bound to pay such increase only to the extent that it results from work, services or expenses that the contractor or the provider of services could not have foreseen at the time the contract was entered into.Where the price is fixed according to the value of the work performed, the services rendered or the property supplied, the contractor or the provider of services is bound, at the request of the client, to give him an account of the work progress, of the services that have been rendered and of the expenses incurred so far.Where the price is fixed by the contract, the client shall pay the price agreed, and may not claim a reduction of the price on the ground that the work or service required less effort or cost less than had been foreseen.Similarly, the contractor or the provider of services may not claim an increase of the price for the opposite reason.Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the price fixed by the contract remains unchanged notwithstanding any modification of the original terms and conditions of performance.The client is bound to accept the work when work is completed; work is completed when the work has been produced and is ready to be used for its intended purpose.Acceptance of the work is the act by which the client declares that he accepts it, with or without reservation.The client is not bound to pay the price before the work is accepted.At the time of payment, the client may withhold from the price, until the repairs or corrections are made to the work, a sufficient amount to meet the reservations which he made as to the apparent defects or apparent poor workmanship that existed when he accepted the work.The client may not exercise this right if the contractor furnishes him with sufficient security to secure the performance of his obligations.If the parties do not agree on the amount to be withheld and on the work to be completed, an assessment is made by an expert designated by the parties or, failing that, by the court.A client who accepts without reservation nevertheless retains his right to pursue his remedies against the contractor in cases of nonapparent defects or nonapparent poor workmanship.Where the work is performed in successive phases, it may be accepted in parts; the price for each part is payable upon delivery and acceptance of the part; payment creates a presumption that the part has been accepted, unless the sums paid are to be considered as merely partial payments on account of the price.The contractor is liable for loss of the work occurring before its delivery, unless it is due to the fault of the client or the client is in default for not receiving the work.However, where the property is supplied by the client, the contractor is not liable for the loss of the work unless it is due to his fault or some other failure on his part.